Temporary trash bag holder



May 17, 1938. Q, m5, 2,117,689

TEMPORARY TRASH BAG HOLDER Filed Aug. 14, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aiiqneus y 1938- o. A, TATSCH TEMPORARY TRASH BAG HOLDER File d Aug. 14,1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Patented May 17, 1938 TEMPORARY TRASH BAGHOLDER Otto A. Tatsch, San Antonio, Tex.

Application August 14, 1936, Serial No. 96,097

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a novel special utility device in the natureof a paper bag or sackholding stand expressly designed as a kitchen orhousehold accessory, and usable. in particular as a temporary trash bagholder.

In carrying the invention into effect, I have perfected what I believeto be a simple, inexpensive garbage and trash bag holder for kitchen usesuch as may be effectively and satisfactorily used as a holder and propfor ordinary paper bags or sacks, whereby to permit a paper bag to betemporarily erected thereon to function as a convenient, readilydisposable receptacle for garbage, trash, and other waste materialsusually handled in the kitchen.

The preferred embodiment of the invention relates, in its specific form,to a simple all-wire structure characterized by a stand including a bagresting base horizontally disposed and a vertical upright risingtherefrom, there being an adjustable fixture on said upright havingself-adapting retention fingers or elements projectible into the mouthof the bag to hold the mouth open and to at the same time retain thebody of the bag substantially erect to function properly as a receptaclefor miscellaneous trash.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals are employed todesignate corresponding elements and parts throughout the views:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View showing the preferred adaptation orembodiment of the invention and illustrating the paper sack or temporarytrash bag in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a side elevation observing Figure 1 in a direction from leftto right.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the specificwire formation of the slidable bag distending and sustaining unit.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective View showing the base or lowerportion of the rack forming stand.

Figure 5 is an exaggerated sectional view taken approximately on theplane of the line 5-5 of Figure l to show the configuration of certainof the features.

In the drawings the rack-forming and bagpropping stand is designated, asa unit, by the numeral 5. The slidable adapter fixture is indi cated atl. The temporarily usable and disposable paper sack or bag is indicatedin dotted lines and denoted by the numeral 8. In practice differentsized paper bags will of course be used such as may be handy at the timein the kitchen. Under the circumstances, the whole structure will beproportioned to take care of paper sacks ranging from say 5 to pounds,as the case may be.

Reviewing now the details contributing to the production of the unitcalled the stand or rack 6, it will be observed that this is preferablyan all-wire structure. It includes an outstanding portion which may bereferred to conveniently as the base 9, this being adapted to support apaper sack or bag. The base embodies spaced parallel longitudinalmembers l0 and Il joined together by transverse end members l2. At thejuncture of the corner portions of the frame the wire is bent to providedepending supporting legs or feet I 3 sufficiently high from the floorto facilitate the circulation of air beneath the bag to avoid rapiddeterioration. On the inner or back frame member I0 is an upstandinghorseshoe-shaped guard 14 adapted to prevent transverse slippage of thebag off of the base. This avoids allowing the bag to swing into contactwith the wall or washboard, as the case may be. The bag, however, sitson the transverse cross-members l5. These in conjunction with the frameform a sort of an open grid to properly support the bottom of the bag.The outer ends of these members are bent laterally as indicated at it,so that the outer frame member I I forms a guard rail in conjunctionwith the guard clip [4. Consequently, the bag is well supported on thebase. The upright may be said to be in the nature of a bail. The lowerends are properly shaped and curved as indicated at I! to coordinatewith the base. The arm portions l8 are substantially in spacedparallelism and converge toward the top, the bight portion I9 beingdesigned to hang on a nail or hook or the like if desired. Incidentally,the stand or rack can be placed on the floor with the upright againstthe wall, or the upright forming the hanger bail can be suspended from anail or the like.

The slidable bag holding unit I is also constructed from wire. It ispreferably made from a single length of wire bent into the peculiarshape shown. It is bodily adjustable up and down to suit the height ofthe sack or bag. Incidentally, the bail or upright is somewhat V-shapedso as to allow the unit I to he slipped down thereover and to be easilyadjusted up and down.

Referring to the unit I in detail, it will be noted that theintermediate portion functions as a sliding frame and includes a centralrod portion having looped grips 2| at its ends partially embracing theupright l8. These elements 2! are essentially guides. The guides 2| areattached to complemental extensions curved as indicated at 22 and thendisposed in diverging relationship as at 23 where they are formed withreturn bends 24 providing the upper guides. As shown in Figure 5, thelast-named guides 24 are in effect V- shaped gripping jaws. Theterminals of the wires are formed into resilient coils, that is, coiledsprings 25, whose free ends are bent to provide retaining and bagdistending fingers 26. These fingers are of the flowing curvature shownin Figure 1, and the extremities thereof are bent at right angles as at28 to fit into the ordinary bag, the terminals being shaped as at 28 toserve as guards so as to avoid puncturing the light paper bag.

Broadly, the unit '1 comprises a frame made up of the parts and theupper and lower guiding friction retaining grips 2| and 24. Thisgripequipped frame is in turn provided with spring coils made of springmetal the coils being attached to the spring fingers 26 and having thespecial adapter features 2'! and 28 to accommodate a conventional papersack or bag. The entire slide 1 can be adjusted to the required heightto accommodate the bag. Then the fingers 26 can be pressed in towardeach other and the adapter members 21 and 28 inserted in the bag so asto hold the mouth of the bag open and at the same time support the bagin an erect position for receiving miscellaneous garbage, trash, and thelike.

The sack or bag 8 is placed on the stand by resting the closed bottomthereof on the baseforming rack and placing the same in the positionshown in dotted lines in the drawings. The base in itself is notvariable or adjustable, but will accommodate the average bag and avoidunnecessary shifting or accidental displacement. As before indicated,the stand can be placed on the floor or it can be hung by the feature I9on a nail or the like (not shown). Then the device or clamp 1 isadjusted to meet the requirements, the spring fingers being insertedinto the bag to hold it open or distended, as is obvious.

It is thought that the description taken in connection with the drawingswill enable a clear understanding of the invention to be had. Therefore,a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that minor changes coming within thefield of invention claimed may be resorted to if desired.

By way of introduction to the succeeding claims, it is to be pointed outthat so far as the novelty is concerned, it is not absolutely essentialthat the structure be made from so-called wire. In other Words, it maybe made from sheet metal or any equivalent material possessing requisiteyieldable properties and tensile strength. Moreover, it is not essentialthat the base of the structure be as wide open in design as isillustrated in the drawings. It can be satisfactorily formed frompunctured sheet metal and still be within the purview of the claims.

I claim:

1. A bag holder comprising a Wire stand having a base to accommodate apaper bag, an upright attached to and rising from the base, said uprightbeing of general U-shaped form to permit it to be suspended from a nailor the like, and a manually-regulated and adjustable bag-grip slidableon said upright, the legs of said upright being in pressure contactingengagement with the bag grip for securing the bag grip in predeterminedpositions thereon.

2. In a device of the class described. the combination with a pair ofvertically disposed rod like uprights, of a bag holder and spreadercomprising a single piece of wire bent upon itself to form a pair ofupper and lower loops around each upright slidable thereon, each upperloop terminating in a coil, and each coil terminating in a downwardlyand outwardly extending spreader finger of arcuate form, said loops anduprights frictionally engaging to retain the loops in difierentpositions.

OTTO A. TATSCH.

